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| On the street where you live. Much more welcoming in daylight |
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| Turkey lolly shop - YUM! |
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| Fairy-tale castle tops everywhere |
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| Approach to the Blue Mosque |
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| Grand Bazaar - just a massive shopping mall |
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| Everything you could possibly want to buy and more |
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| Home sweet home |
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| Looking across the Bosphorus to the Asian side |
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| Approach to Aya Sophia |
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| Inside Aya Sophia. Photo doesn't do it justice. Breathtaking. |
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| Decorative marble panels, Aya Sophia |
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| What teenage vikings got up to |
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| From the balcony inside Aya Sophia |
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| The mosaic work in Aya Sophia is amazing |
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| Bronze door dating from 2nd century BC |
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| Inside the Basilica cistern. Eerie, atmospheric and just a little claustrophobic for me |
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| A carpet shop with bonus! |
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| The cat that hung around our flat and wandered in when the doors were open. |
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| Our backyard. Yes all of it. |
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| Gulhane Park near Topkapi Palace. Very picturesque, and great place for lunch |
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| Topkapi Palace looks like Disneyland at the gate |
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| Inside the Blue Mosque. Beautiful. But stinky feet smells distract |
For goodness sake Peter, I know you want to be as awesome as me, but the wannabe Goatee is a little much.. go for the Pie approach!
ReplyDeleteAwesome sights and scenery. Wow. I said hello to your housesitters the other day. Their dog and Mickey are best of friends, and all is going well.
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